The acceptance rate for the Princeton in Asia program hovers around 10%, making it a competitive application process.
PiA hired its first full-time executive director in 1970, and the organization grew dramatically in the 1970s and 1980s.
[5] In 2015, PiA placed 142 fellows in nineteen countries, including Cambodia, China/Hong Kong, Timor-Leste, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Laos, Mongolia, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
[6] Princeton-in-Asia is no longer a missionary organization, but as former PiA executive director Carrie Gordon remarked in 1998, "our mission statement written in 1911 hasn't changed.
"[3] In 2021, the spirit of the mission remains the same, though it has been updated to the following: "PiA fosters mutual appreciation and cross-cultural understanding between the United States and Asia through immersive work fellowships in host organizations and communities.